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SPIREITES SO SLICK, AND SAFE!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 March 2019

By John Brindley

BLUE GIANT: Chesterfield target man Tom Denton heads in the Spireites’ third past keeper Ross Worner
PICTURES: Paul Loughlin

IAN BAIRD’s likening of Chesterfield to Manchester City may be premature but the message in front of the live BT Sport cameras was clear – the Spireites can see blue skies at last.
The rejuvenated home side put a huge dent in Sutton United’s play-off hopes as they had the points in their pockets by the 56th minute when Tom Denton nodded their third goal.
It was only Chesterfield’s fifth home league victory of a p...

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